Hi! My name is Madina, and I am an aspiring filmmaker. My main focus is working in the camera department. I completed a 1AC course at the well-known Russian film studio, Mosfilm, and a "Cinematography" course at the St. Petersburg School of New Cinema. Before pursuing filmmaking, I studied an English BA at University College London.…

Madina Amirova

Hi! My name is Madina, and I am an aspiring filmmaker. My main focus is working in the camera department. I completed a 1AC course at the well-known Russian film studio, Mosfilm, and a "Cinematography" course at the St. Petersburg School of New Cinema. Before pursuing filmmaking, I studied an English BA at University College London.…

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Hi! My name is Madina, and I am an aspiring filmmaker. My main focus is working in the camera department. I completed a 1AC course at the well-known Russian film studio, Mosfilm, and a “Cinematography” course at the St. Petersburg School of New Cinema. Before pursuing filmmaking, I studied an English BA at University College London.

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Skills

Experience Level

Photo
Expert
Short Film
Intermediate
Set Design
Intermediate

Language

Russian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Cinematographer at Self-Produced Short Films (with director I. Vetoshkin)
September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Cinematographer on two short films; collaborated with director I. Vetoshkin.
Second Camera Operator at Cooking College (TV film)
June 30, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Practical training as second camera operator on a 17-episode television film; director of photography Sergey Ryapolov.
English Tutor at Self-Employed
May 31, 2021 - May 31, 2021
English tutor for children aged 3-15.
Workshop Officer at UCL Photo Society
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Part of the committee; organized masterclasses, workshops, and community meetings.
Second Cameraman at Student Documentaries
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Worked twice as a second cameraman on student documentaries.

Education

Assistant Camera at MOSFILM
November 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Cinematography at Saint Petersburg School of New Cinema
October 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
BA English Language and Literature at University College London
October 1, 2021 - June 1, 2024
A-levels in English Literature, Mathematics, and Russian at Ashbourne Sixth Form College
September 1, 2018 - July 1, 2020

Qualifications

Assistant Camera
November 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Cinematography
October 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
BA English Language and Literature (Second Class Honours Upper Division)
October 1, 2021 - June 1, 2024
A-levels in English Literature, Mathematics, and Russian
September 1, 2018 - July 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
    uniE608 A recreation of a scene from The Cranes Are Flying (dir. M. Kolotozov)
    This was my Mosfilm graduate project. I worked as a cinematographer with a crew of 10 other students. The main goal of the project was to figure out and attempt to recreate the complex light schemes and camera movements from the original film shot by Kolotozov and Urusevsky.…